title: Laparoscopic-assisted cystotomy for urolith removal in dogs and cats - 23 cases.
abstract: This report describes the outcomes of a modified laparoscopic-assisted cystotomy for urolith removal in dogs and cats. Modifications of the original techniques included a temporary cystopexy to the abdominal wall, utilization of a laparoscope instead of cystoscope, and retrograde flow of saline in the bladder with pressurized saline. The medical records of 23 client-owned animals for which laparoscopic-assisted cystotomy was used for urolith extraction were reviewed. Twenty-six procedures were performed in 23 animals. There were intraoperative complications in 19.2% of cases leading to open conversion in 11.5%. Rate of complications directly related to the procedure was 11.5%. Four cases had documented urolith recurrence with a mean time to recurrence of 335 days.
authors.affiliation: Florida Veterinary Specialists, 3000 Busch Lake Blvd, Tampa, FL 33614, USA. corypinel@gmail.com
authors.forename: Cory B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Pinel
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Monnet
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Reems
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002129:Calcium Oxalate; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D053715:Cystotomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D052878:Urolithiasis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D002129:Calcium Oxalate